Drinking water service usage by country
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Countries reporting
156
Highest
100.0%
Gibraltar
Lowest
6.2%
Central African Republic
Median
81.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,991
What the numbers show
Drinking water service usage is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Gibraltar; the lowest is 6.2% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.1%, and the mean is 71.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 199.7%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 38.8%).
Drinking water service usage: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Saint Barthelemy | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Isle of Man | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | France | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Israel | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | South Korea | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 98.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Japan | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | United States Virgin Islands | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Saint Helena | 98.4% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Chile | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | United States | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 46 | New Caledonia | 96.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 96.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 48 | Lithuania | 96.7% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 96.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Greece | 96.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Martin (French part) | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 55 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 96.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Reunion | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 57 | Qatar | 95.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 58 | Portugal | 95.2% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 94.9% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 94.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 61 | Iran | 94.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 62 | Guam | 94.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 63 | Belarus | 93.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Niue | 93.0% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 65 | Jersey | 92.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | French Guiana | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 91.5% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 69 | Oman | 91.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 70 | Palau | 90.8% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Andorra | 90.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 72 | American Samoa | 90.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 73 | French Polynesia | 90.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Grenada | 89.9% | 2017 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 89.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 76 | Poland | 88.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 77 | Brazil | 88.6% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 87.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 81 | Montenegro | 85.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 82 | Romania | 82.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Armenia | 82.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 81.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 81.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 80.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 87 | Palestine | 80.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 80.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 80.0% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 78.9% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 91 | India | 76.4% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 92 | Russia | 76.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Moldova | 75.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 75.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 95 | Colombia | 74.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 97 | Albania | 70.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 98 | Georgia | 70.5% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 99 | Ecuador | 69.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 101 | Algeria | 69.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 102 | Wallis and Futuna | 68.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 103 | South Africa | 68.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 67.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 105 | North Korea | 66.6% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Bhutan | 65.6% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 107 | Honduras | 65.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 65.1% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 65.0% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 110 | Seychelles | 64.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 111 | Paraguay | 64.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 63.3% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 113 | Samoa | 62.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 114 | Iraq | 59.8% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 115 | Myanmar | 59.7% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 59.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 117 | Vietnam | 58.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 57.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 119 | Suriname | 55.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 49.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 121 | Guatemala | 48.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 122 | Philippines | 48.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 48.2% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 124 | Lebanon | 47.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 125 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 46.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 127 | Congo | 45.9% | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 45.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 129 | Pakistan | 45.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 43.4% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 131 | Mexico | 43.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 132 | Ghana | 42.9% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 133 | Fiji | 42.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 38.2% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 137 | Laos | 35.2% | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Tanzania | 31.3% | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Lesotho | 31.3% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 30.6% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 141 | Indonesia | 30.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 142 | Cambodia | 30.0% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 143 | Nigeria | 29.9% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 144 | Tonga | 29.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 145 | Mozambique | 27.5% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 146 | Senegal | 27.2% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 25.5% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 149 | Madagascar | 22.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 20.5% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 19.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 152 | Nauru | 18.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 153 | Malawi | 18.2% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 154 | Uganda | 18.1% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 155 | Benin | 17.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 156 | Nepal | 16.5% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 157 | Kiribati | 15.1% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 13.5% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 10.9% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 161 | Tuvalu | 8.7% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 162 | Chad | 6.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.